Last spring my Family's restaurant hosted a pizza eating contest between two local radio talk show host/ comedians. Both of them look like they would be considered over weight by medical standards. While this is a fun event and very entertaining to watch I couldn't help but think of the health of the contestants as the competition was going on. Of course we made the proper precautions and had paramedics at the event just in case someone were to choke or maybe even have a heart attack. Eating competitions are very popular but at the cost of the "eaters" health. Some questions I would like to further research are : When did eating become a competition? Is it a test of masculinity? At what point did people start to enjoy watching these competitions?
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